“If my mind can conceive it; and my heart can believe it — then I can achieve it.”

— Muhammad Ali, book The Soul of a Butterfly

Similar to a quote by Jesse Jackson, which is in turn a modification of a quote by Napoleon Hill: "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
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Source: The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey

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African American boxer, philanthropist and activist 1942–2016

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